Travel Medicine Frankfurt am Main

We offer individual medical advice on health risks and prevention measures for you and your family, especially in regard to long-distance travel.
It is necessary for you to present yourself in time. 4-6 weeks in advance of your trip is advisable – however, sooner appointments are possible!

Please bring your travel documents (itinerary, destinations) and your vaccination record to the appointment.

Travelling is very important to us. Benefit from our personal experience, especially in Asia, Oceania, and America. We participate in trainings in travel medicine/tropical medicine as well as preventive care on a regular basis and last acquired the qualifications demanded by various expert associations in 2023.

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Update: Dengue-Fever Vaccination is available

After the market launch of the dengue fever vaccine Qdenga® in February 2023, the German Permanent Vaccination Commission (STIKO) is now issued a differentiated recommendation as a travel vaccination. Please note that for optimal protection, TWO vaccinations are required at an interval of 12 weeks. We would be happy to advise you here in detail before an upcoming trip to endemic areas.

What you can expect of us:

Customized and extensive counseling during our special consultation hour for travel medicine
Vaccination advice and provision of all vaccinations, meaning standard vaccinations as well as travel vaccinations
Yellow fever vaccination (certified yellow fever vaccination center according to the WHO, approved by RP Darmstadt)
Advice on malaria exposure prevention based on your destinations
Prescription of first-aid kits and malaria prophylaxis
Issuing of vaccination cards and certificates
Immunity test by request (control of the success of vaccinations) by blood sampling and titer determination
Bacteriological, virological, and parasitic advice and diagnostics by an affiliated specialized laboratory
Counseling and examination upon return
Travel medical preventive examination, e.g. before study stays abroad
Support of participants of trekking and high-altitude tours, scuba divers, etc.

Vaccinations

Travel Medical Preliminary Examination

Returned Ill from a Journey

Traveling During Pregnancy

Long-distance journeys and flying during pregnancy – what you should consider from a medical perspective.

Traveling to Thailand pregnant or need to keep a business meeting in the US? Visiting the family in India or Australia? Many pregnant women or their family are unsure whether they should plan a flight and what needs to be kept in mind.
Here, medical and professional aspects should be viewed separately.
From a medical perspective, there are often no objections to a journey.
Nevertheless, we recommend considering whether the trip is truly necessary because any journey, long-distance trips especially, are demanding for the organism of the woman and the unborn child.

Cosmic radiation exposure e.g. is commonly mentioned. According to radiation protection experts, however, this represents merely a theoretical risk for the baby on individual trips. The situation is different in the case of professional and repeated exposure e.g. for pilots. The reduction of oxygen partial pressure does not appear to cause relevant reactions in unborn children of otherwise healthy mothers, according to current knowledge. Caution is certainly advised during advanced pregnancy and in the case of anemia.
Flying, especially long distance and night flights, increase the risk of thrombosis for pregnant women. Compression stockings are a must for expectant mothers!
You should generally refrain from flying if you are rated a “high-risk pregnancy”. This can be the case e.g. with placenta praevia or cervical insufficiency. Heavy morning sickness or grave cardiovascular problems also do not make a flight appear sensible.
Whenever you plan to travel, you should speak to your treating physician first.
We are pleased to assist you with our dual qualifications.

Please do not forget to obey the rules of your respective airline. These differ greatly. Not all airlines will carry women with baby bellies at any time.
The umbrella organization of airlines recommends the carriage of pregnant women past the 36th week only if a medical certificate is presented.
In reality, the conditions of carriage are commonly more restrictive. We are glad to help you with the required preparations.
Please mind the entry requirements of individual countries. Some countries will deny entry from a certain month of pregnancy on, e.g. the US. Please inform yourself about the entry requirements of your travel destination on time.

Advice for the flight:

No trip without a cancellation insurance and foreign travel health insurance. Mind exclusions of benefits, e.g. for fees arising abroad due to pregnancy or giving birth!
Inform yourself on time about the conditions of carriage of your airline and the entry requirements of your destination
Inform yourself about the medical care at your travel destination
Don’t forget to carry with you an appropriately equipped first aid kit – please seek customized counseling in advance
Your maternity log belongs in your carry-on luggage – you should have e.g. a digital copy with you
Compression stockings are a must for expectant mothers!
Consider a medicinal thrombosis prophylaxis in agreement with your doctor, e.g. by “anti-thrombosis-shot”
Drink enough fluids – even during long night flights
Try to reserve a seat with more legroom. Check whether an upgrade in premium classes is an option for you
Wear light, loose, and comfortable clothes
Exercise, e.g. go to the bathroom once an hour, especially during long distance flights
Fasten your seatbelt far below your belly

Some airlines demand evidence of a normal course of pregnancy. Should you be planning a journey during the second trimester, please make sure you are informed. We are glad to help with the formalities anytime – even short notice.
In your own interest, we advise you to seek customized counseling in time – even if no airline demands you to. Protect yourself and your unborn child.

Medical Escort

Diving as a sport

Certified Yellow Fever Vaccination Center / Yellow Fever Vaccination

We are a yellow fever vaccination center that has been certified by the regional council of Darmstadt in accordance with the WHO principles.

For travel to affected areas vaccination is advisable or mandatory. Tourists are affected by particularly severe forms. The vaccination leads to flu-like symptoms quite frequently (20% of all cases).

The vaccination is currently valid for 10 years. It is documented in your international vaccination certificate and may only be performed by certified yellow fever vaccination centers. You have to be able to present your vaccination certificate upon entry to the country that demands yellow fever vaccination.
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us about an appointment for an individual consultation. Unfortunately, countries which demand yellow fever vaccination bear further health risks!

Costs of Yellow Fever Vaccination / Costs of Vaccination and Payment Options
The costs for yellow fever vaccination (including the vaccine) amount to 120-130€. Travel medical advice and vaccinations can be paid cash or by EC card.

Travel medicine

All information is without guarantee and cannot replace a personal, individualized, travel medical consultation. For this reason, please make an appointment on time. Personal risks depend on e.g. your travel style and your specific destinations. Please consider our online information for initial orientation.

Travel medicine for Africa

Standard Immunization

Standard Immunization – Recommended Vaccinations

Inoculation	Children/Teenagers	Adults
Tetanus	x	x
Diphtheria	x	x
Polio	x	x
Pertussis	x	x
Measels, Mumps, Rumbella	x	x
Pneumococci (conjugate)	x	x > 60 years chronically ill
Influenza (seasonal)	x	x > 60 years
Herpes zoster		x > 50 years
Meningococcal ACWY	x < 25 years	x chronically ill asplenic
Meningococcal B	x <25 years	x chronically ill asplenic
Hepatitis B	x
Hib (Haemophilus infuenza)	x	x chronically ill asplenic
Rotavirus	x
Varicella	x
HPV	x Girls since 9th lifeyear young women and men

These recommendations are based on the vaccination schedule of the STIKO (Ständige Impfkommission am Robert Koch-Institut) and the SIKO (Sächsische Impfkommission) and are adapted to the traveler’s particular situation and under consideration of current study data.

Advisable Additional Vaccinations

Travel medically advisable additional immunization
To be considered alongside standard vaccinations and according to travel style and conditions of entry in the respective country.

Vaccinations	Children/Teenagers	Adults
Hepatitis A	x	x
Hepatitis B	Standardimpfschutz	x
Rabies	x	x
With predictable handling of animals and/or poor medical infrastructure in the destination country
Typhus	x	x
Cholera	x	x
When tilted to traveler's diarrhea, long stays or repeated stays to consider in risk areas
Japanese encephalitis
Bird flu
Yellow Fever	(x)	(x)
Special rules when traveling in yellow fever endemic areas or after intermediate stays (transit) in such affectet countrys, Angola · Äquatorialguinea · Äthiopien · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Elfenbeinküste · Gabun · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Kamerun · Kenia · Kongo, Rep. · Kongo, Dem. Rep. · Liberia · Mali · Mauretanien · Niger · Nigeria · Ruanda · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Sudan · Tschad · Uganda · Zentralafrikanische Republik

Recommendation based on publications by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and medical societies.

Travel medicine for Asia

Standard Immunization

Standard Immunization – Recommended Vaccinations

Inoculation	Children/Teenagers	Adults
Tetanus	x	x
Diphtheria	x	x
Polio	x	x
Pertussis	x	x
Measels, Mumps, Rumbella	x	x
Pneumococci (conjugate)	x	x > 60 years chronically ill
Influenza (seasonal)	x	x > 60 years
Herpes zoster		x > 50 years
Meningococcal ACWY	x < 25 years	x chronically ill asplenic
Meningococcal B	x <25 years	x chronically ill asplenic
Hepatitis B	x
Hib (Haemophilus infuenza)	x	x chronically ill asplenic
Rotavirus	x
Varicella	x
HPV	x Girls since 9th lifeyear young women and men

These recommendations are based on the vaccination schedule of the STIKO (Ständige Impfkommission am Robert Koch-Institut) and the SIKO (Sächsische Impfkommission) and are adapted to the traveler’s particular situation and under consideration of current study data.

Advisable Additional Vaccinations

Travel medically advisable additional immunization
To be considered alongside standard vaccinations and according to travel style and conditions of entry in the respective country.

Vaccinations	Children/Teenagers	Adults
Hepatitis A	x	x
Hepatitis B	Standard vaccination	x
Rabies	x	x
With predictable handling of animals and/or poor medical infrastructure in the destination country
Typhus	x	x
Cholera	x	x
When tilted to traveler's diarrhea, long stays or repeated stays to consider in risk areas
Japanese encephalitis	x	x
For long stays and repeated stays in risk areas.
Bird flu	x	x
For long stays and repeated stays in risk areas.
Yellow fever
Special rules when traveling in yellow fever endemic areas or after intermediate stays (transit) in such affectet countrys: Angola · Äquatorialguinea · Argentinien · Äthiopien · Benin · Bolivien · Brasilien · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Ecuador · Elfenbeinküste · Franz. Guayana · Gabun · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Kamerun · Kenia · Kolumbien · Kongo, Rep. · Kongo, Dem. Rep. · Liberia · Mali · Mauretanien · Niger · Nigeria · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Ruanda · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Sudan · Suriname · Togo · Trinidad & Tobago · Tschad · Uganda · Venezuela · Zentralafrikanische Republik. Attention also to holders of passports from yellow fever endemic areas. Here, if necessary, apply different rules.

Recommendation based on publications by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and medical societies.

Travel medicine for Europe

Standard Immunization

Standard Immunization – Recommended Vaccinations

Inoculation	Children/Teenagers	Adults
Tetanus	x	x
Diphtheria	x	x
Polio	x	x
Pertussis	x	x
Measels, Mumps, Rumbella	x	x
Pneumococci (conjugate)	x	x > 60 years chronically ill
Influenza (seasonal)	x	x > 60 years
Herpes zoster		x > 50 years
Meningococcal ACWY	x < 25 years	x chronically ill asplenic
Meningococcal B	x <25 years	x chronically ill asplenic
Hepatitis B	x
Hib (Haemophilus infuenza)	x	x chronically ill asplenic
Rotavirus	x
Varicella	x
HPV	x Girls since 9th lifeyear young women and men

These recommendations are based on the vaccination schedule of the STIKO (Ständige Impfkommission am Robert Koch-Institut) and the SIKO (Sächsische Impfkommission) and are adapted to the traveler’s particular situation and under consideration of current study data.

Advisable Additional Vaccinations

Travel medically advisable additional immunization
To be considered alongside standard vaccinations and according to travel style and conditions of entry in the respective country.

Vaccinations	Children/Teenagers	Adults
Hepatitis A	to consider	to consider
Hepatitis B	Standard vaccination	x
Rabies
For work-related handling of animals, for example as Ranger.
Typhus	x	x
FSME	x	x
For stays in risk areas, for example outdoor activities.
Cholera
When tilted to traveler's diarrhea, long stays or repeated stays to consider in risk areas
Japanese encephalitis
For long stays and repeated stays in risk areas.
Bird flu	to consider	to consider
Yellow fever

Recommendation based on publications by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and medical societies.

Travel medicine for South America

Standard Immunization

Standard Immunization – Recommended Vaccinations

Inoculation	Children/Teenagers	Adults
Tetanus	x	x
Diphtheria	x	x
Polio	x	x
Pertussis	x	x
Measels, Mumps, Rumbella	x	x
Pneumococci (conjugate)	x	x > 60 years chronically ill
Influenza (seasonal)	x	x > 60 years
Herpes zoster		x > 50 years
Meningococcal ACWY	x < 25 years	x chronically ill asplenic
Meningococcal B	x <25 years	x chronically ill asplenic
Hepatitis B	x
Hib (Haemophilus infuenza)	x	x chronically ill asplenic
Rotavirus	x
Varicella	x
HPV	x Girls since 9th lifeyear young women and men

These recommendations are based on the vaccination schedule of the STIKO (Ständige Impfkommission am Robert Koch-Institut) and the SIKO (Sächsische Impfkommission) and are adapted to the traveler’s particular situation and under consideration of current study data.

Advisable Additional Vaccinations

Travel medically advisable additional immunization
To be considered alongside standard vaccinations and according to travel style and conditions of entry in the respective country.

Vaccinations	Children/Teenagers	Adults
Hepatitis A	x	x
Hepatitis B	Standard vaccination	x
Rabies	x	x
With predictable handling of animals and/or poor medical infrastructure in the destination country
Typhus	x	x
Cholera	x	x
When tilted to traveler's diarrhea, long stays or repeated stays to consider in risk areas
Japanese encephalitis
Bird flu
Yellow Fever	(x)	(x)
Special rules when traveling in yellow fever endemic areas or after intermediate stays (transit) in such affectet countrys: Angola · Äquatorialguinea · Argentinien · Äthiopien · Benin · Bolivien · Brasilien · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Ecuador · Elfenbeinküste · Franz. Guayana · Gabun · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Kamerun · Kenia · Kolumbien · Kongo, Rep. · Kongo, Dem. Rep. · Liberia · Mali · Mauretanien · Niger · Nigeria · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Ruanda · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Sudan · Suriname · Togo · Trinidad & Tobago · Tschad · Uganda · Venezuela · Zentralafrikanische Republik. Attention also to holders of passports from yellow fever endemic areas. Here, if necessary, apply different rules.

Recommendation based on publications by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and medical societies.

Travel medicine for North America

Standard Immunization

Standard Immunization – Recommended Vaccinations

Inoculation	Children/Teenagers	Adults
Tetanus	x	x
Diphtheria	x	x
Polio	x	x
Pertussis	x	x
Measels, Mumps, Rumbella	x	x
Pneumococci (conjugate)	x	x > 60 years chronically ill
Influenza (seasonal)	x	x > 60 years
Herpes zoster		x > 50 years
Meningococcal ACWY	x < 25 years	x chronically ill asplenic
Meningococcal B	x <25 years	x chronically ill asplenic
Hepatitis B	x
Hib (Haemophilus infuenza)	x	x chronically ill asplenic
Rotavirus	x
Varicella	x
HPV	x Girls since 9th lifeyear young women and men

These recommendations are based on the vaccination schedule of the STIKO (Ständige Impfkommission am Robert Koch-Institut) and the SIKO (Sächsische Impfkommission) and are adapted to the traveler’s particular situation and under consideration of current study data.

Advisable Additional Vaccinations

Travel medically advisable additional immunization
To be considered alongside standard vaccinations and according to travel style and conditions of entry in the respective country.

Vaccinations	Children/Teenagers	Adults
Hepatitis A	to consider	to consider
Hepatitis B	Standard vaccination	x
Rabies
For work-related handling of animals, for example as Ranger.
Typhus
Cholera
Japanese encephalitis
Bird flu
Yellow Fever

Recommendation based on publications by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and medical societies.

Travel medicine for Oceania

Standard Immunization

Standard Immunization – Recommended Vaccinations

Inoculation	Children/Teenagers	Adults
Tetanus	x	x
Diphtheria	x	x
Polio	x	x
Pertussis	x	x
Measels, Mumps, Rumbella	x	x
Pneumococci (conjugate)	x	x > 60 years chronically ill
Influenza (seasonal)	x	x > 60 years
Herpes zoster		x > 50 years
Meningococcal ACWY	x < 25 years	x chronically ill asplenic
Meningococcal B	x <25 years	x chronically ill asplenic
Hepatitis B	x
Hib (Haemophilus infuenza)	x	x chronically ill asplenic
Rotavirus	x
Varicella	x
HPV	x Girls since 9th lifeyear young women and men

These recommendations are based on the vaccination schedule of the STIKO (Ständige Impfkommission am Robert Koch-Institut) and the SIKO (Sächsische Impfkommission) and are adapted to the traveler’s particular situation and under consideration of current study data.

Advisable Additional Vaccinations

Travel medically advisable additional immunization
To be considered alongside standard vaccinations and according to travel style and conditions of entry in the respective country.

Vaccinations	Children/Teenagers	Adults
Hepatitis A	to consider	to consider
Hepatitis B	Standard vaccination	x
Rabies	x	x
With predictable handling of animals and/or poor medical infrastructure in the destination country
Typhus
Cholera
Japanese encephalitis
Bird flu
Yellow Fever	(x)	(x)
Special rules when traveling in yellow fever endemic areas or after intermediate stays (transit) in such affectet countrys: Angola · Äquatorialguinea · Argentinien · Äthiopien · Benin · Bolivien · Brasilien · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Ecuador · Elfenbeinküste · Franz. Guayana · Gabun · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Kamerun · Kenia · Kolumbien · Kongo, Rep. · Kongo, Dem. Rep. · Liberia · Mali · Mauretanien · Niger · Nigeria · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Ruanda · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Sudan · Suriname · Togo · Trinidad & Tobago · Tschad · Uganda · Venezuela · Zentralafrikanische Republik. Attention also to holders of passports from yellow fever endemic areas. Here, if necessary, apply different rules.

Recommendation based on publications by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and medical societies.